Alex Karras, the rugged lineman who anchored the Detroit Lions' defense in the 1960s, then went on to an acting career in which he starred in the sitcom "Webster" and famously punched a horse in the 1974 comedy "Blazing Saddles," died Wednesday. He was 77.

After his 121-yard effort on Sunday, Johnson needs to total 181 yards over the final two games of the season to break Rice’s NFL record of 1,848 receiving yards in a season. Johnson tied an NFL record with his seventh consecutive 100-yard game on Sunday, so totaling 181 yards over the next two games shouldn’t be a problem.

Johnson also became the first player in NFL history to gain 1,600 receiving yards in back-to-back seasons.

The Lions' Jahvid Best likely has played his last down in NFL. Having failed to find a doctor willing to clear him for a return to football, Best has acknowledged that he's become the NFL's poster boy for concussions.

Best has insisted, however, that retirement talk is premature, preferring to "cross bridges when I get to them." Those bridges now are on the immediate horizon. The Detroit Free Press recently confirmed Best isn't expected to play football again after suffering four concussions dating back to his final year at Cal.

wasn't it Best that the Lions picked with our 1st round pick we traded to them, and then we took Chris Cook early in the 2nd? Cook hasn't been a superstar, but we definitely got the better of that deal.

what else/who else did we get from the Lions in that trade?_________________

We also got the 1st pick in the 4th round which we used on Everson Griffen._________________From the fool’s gold mouthpiece the hollow horn,
Plays wasted words, proves to warn,
That he not busy being born is busy dying.